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  • 1nose dive — noun a steep nose down descent by an aircraft • Syn: ↑dive, ↑nosedive • Hypernyms: ↑descent • Hyponyms: ↑power dive * * * noun 1 …

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  • 3nosedive — nose|dive1 [ nouz,daıv ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM 1. ) a sudden reduction in prices, profits, etc.: go into a nosedive: The company s share price went into a nosedive yesterday. take a nosedive: The value of the dollar took another nosedive… …

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  • 5nosedive — noun Date: 1912 1. a downward nose first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane) 2. a sudden extreme drop < stock prices took a nosedive > • nose dive intransitive verb …

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  • 6nosedive — nose‧dive [ˈnəʊzdaɪv ǁ ˈnoʊz ] verb [intransitive, transitive] if sales, exports, shares etc nosedive, their value or number falls suddenly and by a large amount: • In Hong Kong, stocks nosedived in active trading. • The corporate banking unit s&#8230; …

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